Nelson, Quigley tied for Bruno's lead, play halted
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Posted 6:02PM on Friday, May 3, 2002
HOOVER, ALABAMA - Larry Nelson of Marietta, Georgia, and Dana Quigley shared the first-round lead in the Bruno's Memorial Classic Friday when play was suspended because of thunderstorms. <br>
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The players will complete the round starting Saturday morning before the second round. <br>
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The leaders were both at seven-under par, with Nelson completing 14 holes and Quigley playing 13. <br>
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Quigley made his 178th consecutive start, breaking the Senior PGA Tour record he shared with Mike McCullough. Nelson, a native of Fort Payne, Alabama, won the Bruno's in 1999. <br>
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The start of Friday's play was delayed for two hours and the storms returned before any of the golfers were back in the clubhouse. <br>
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Bruce Fleisher was two strokes back at five under through 12 holes, followed by Lee Trevino (13 holes), Bob Charles (ten) and Tom Jenkins (six) at four under. <br>
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Defending champion Hale Irwin, seeking his third victory of the season, was one under after 12 holes. <br>
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The $1.4 million tournament is being played on the Greystone Golf and Country Club's Founder's Course in suburban Birmingham.